Milwaukee Schools

School Choice Advocates Hope To Build On Gains

| Bill Lueders | Posted 11.25.2011

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This piece comes to us courtesy of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. This is the third of a three-part series by Bill Lueders exam...

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How The Walmart Family Heirs And Others Are Changing The Face Of Education

| Bill Lueders | Posted 11.20.2011

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This piece comes to us courtesy of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. This is the first of a three-part series by Bill Lueders exam...

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Joy Resmovits

ACLU: Milwaukee's Voucher Program Segregates Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.07.2011

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NEW YORK -- Milwaukee's voucher system, which allows low-income students to attend private schools using tax dollars, discriminates based on disabilit...

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School Vouchers Under The Microscope: Do They Really Improve Student Achievement?

Posted 06.01.2011

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The Milwaukee School Choice Program, which was not only the first but also the largest school voucher program in the country, has fallen under fire af...

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The Showdown Shakeout: Teachers Now Docked Pay, Disciplined

Posted 05.25.2011

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School officials are offering teachers a blunt reminder that they're leading by example: Students are punished for skipping, and the same goes for edu...

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